The 5-kW PPS?5000 Hall thruster is currently under qualification at Safran. The life test has reached the 9,000-hr milestone, with the thruster delivering a total impulse of almost 9 MN.s. In parallel to the ongoing qualification life test on the primary qualification unit, additional test ...
The 5-kW PPS?5000 Hall thruster is currently under qualification at Safran, and the life test is now proceeding with about 3,400 hrs cumulated as of end of June 2018, for a total delivered impulse close to 3.1 MN.s. In parallel to the ongoing qualification tests on the primary ...
Beiting, E.J., Le-Eapen, X., Pollard, J.E., Gambon, M., Marchandise, F.R., and Oberg, M., "Electromagnetic Emissions from PPS(R)1350 Hall Thruster," 31st The International Electric Propulsion Conference, IEPC-2009-071, Ann Arbor, MI, 2009....
Visual Evidence of Magnetic Shielding With the PPS-Flex Hall Thruster. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 42(10):2668-2669, oct 2014.Mazoufre S, Vaudolon J, Largeau G, et al. Visual evidence of magnetic shielding with the PPS-lex Hall thruster. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. 2014...
Beiting, E.J., Le-Eapen, X., Pollard, J.E., Gambon, M., Marchandise, F.R., and Oberg, M., "Electromagnetic Emissions from PPS(R)1350 Hall Thruster," 31st The International Electric Propulsion Conference, IEPC-2009-071, Ann Arbor, MI, 2009....
The development of the PPS?XOO Hall thruster is progressing at Safran, with the ambition to provide the market with a compact and highly cost efficient thruster in the early 2020s. The thruster is designed to span the 200 W - 1000 W input-power range. The development is driven by time-...
M. SaverdiAnd D. EstublierDuchemin, O., Saverdi, M., and Estublier, D., "Performance and Lifetime Assessment of a Thrust Steering Device for PPS(R)1350 Hall- Effect Plasma Thruster," Paper No. 49, ESA SP-658, May 2008.